Strivers and Other Stories

by Robert Williams November 2016 In Print

Winner of the Fiction Prize 2016

Set between the 1920s and the present day, Strivers and Other Stories explores a range of African-American and Southern voices reflecting characters striving towards their versions of the American dream. In 15 stories, we meet teachers and doctors, train porters and factory workers, soldiers and musicians; mothers, fathers, children and spouses; mentors and mentees. With a mix of humor and heart, satire and sentiment, this collection captures their everyday struggles for better lives and their hopes for promising futures.

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ISBN: 9781941551110trade$16.95Official on-sale date: November 1, 2016

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Robert Williams

Robert J. Williams is the author of Strivers and Other Stories, winner of the 2016 Washington Writers’ Publishing House (WWPH) Fiction Prize. His work has also appeared in the Callaloo literary journal. A 2024 Kimbilio Fiction Fellow, he is the recipient of four Larry Neal Writers’ Awards.

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